Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-10-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 30
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,538 head
▼ 810 vs last sale 2,348▼ 547 vs year ago 2,085 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 216▼ 148 vs year ago 286 · −51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 235▲ 62 vs year ago 64 · +96.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. There was good demand for higher quality, weaned and vaccinated calves but fleshy, off colored, and not vaccinated calves moderate to light demand. Uncertainty in the CME futures still putting negative pressure on the market and demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $384.74/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.53 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$384.74
122 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.65
vs KY average
−44.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550392.172,15693
Medium and Large 2555376.732,09116thin
Medium and Large 2-3560341.521,91113thin
One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale122 hd
384.74
—
KY average23 barns · 952 hd
377.09
+7.65
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−44.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−72.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,680183.673,0869thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598159.192,54419
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,239156.351,93863
CowsLean 85-90%High977141.971,38715

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,6017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$2,48111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$2,12015
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,9184thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,418$3,9469
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,296$3,31824
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,441$3,1373thin

Every lot

155 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220442.00/cwt442.00–442.009721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,3061
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314495.78/cwt490.00–504.001,5577
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,7371
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384474.98/cwt460.00–480.001,82418
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388436.27/cwt432.50–440.001,6932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415470.69/cwt465.00–472.001,95311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415397.10/cwt395.00–401.001,6483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428420.80/cwt420.00–425.001,8016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440444.18/cwt440.00–452.501,95410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473407.53/cwt400.00–415.001,92812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475390.05/cwt387.50–392.501,8532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476431.02/cwt420.00–435.002,05228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490447.21/cwt442.50–448.002,19114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508363.33/cwt360.00–365.001,8463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511409.31/cwt400.00–417.002,09222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514431.11/cwt420.00–435.002,21614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542389.38/cwt385.00–392.502,11012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572382.71/cwt382.00–387.502,18942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575334.98/cwt332.50–340.001,92610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577357.15/cwt349.50–366.002,06115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2594338.77/cwt335.00–342.502,0124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614353.11/cwt342.00–360.002,16844
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629368.32/cwt364.00–376.002,31753
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664368.50/cwt368.50–368.502,44760
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671341.86/cwt332.50–347.502,29448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4927
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732339.92/cwt328.50–345.002,48865
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782334.69/cwt320.00–337.502,61783
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812318.01/cwt317.25–330.002,58268
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871324.94/cwt313.00–330.002,83019
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2876302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6464
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925296.84/cwt295.00–297.002,74612
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added953323.00/cwt323.00–323.003,07857
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7842
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6146
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3381
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,230219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,6943
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007772
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255375.00/cwt375.00–375.009562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272400.51/cwt390.00–407.001,08910
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1844
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,3343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320348.59/cwt345.00–355.001,1154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322400.93/cwt395.00–407.501,29110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,5856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390394.34/cwt387.00–402.001,5389
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419381.86/cwt377.00–385.001,6008
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420348.73/cwt345.00–350.001,4654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423350.98/cwt350.00–352.001,4852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433361.88/cwt355.00–370.001,56710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458380.79/cwt380.00–385.001,74413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465351.76/cwt350.00–355.001,6363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469345.57/cwt340.00–347.501,6216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480370.95/cwt360.00–378.001,78117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515313.75/cwt310.00–317.501,6162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521361.87/cwt360.00–362.501,8854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528350.32/cwt340.00–357.501,85023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530332.13/cwt330.00–335.001,7608
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556349.11/cwt343.00–350.001,94116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566310.88/cwt307.50–317.501,7603
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575326.37/cwt320.00–337.501,87776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578315.09/cwt312.00–317.501,82119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,12210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624322.04/cwt312.00–328.002,01028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9331
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665317.64/cwt315.00–322.502,11222
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,9292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722291.00/cwt280.00–300.002,10112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4365
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3917
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808267.47/cwt260.00–270.002,1615
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0731
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915268.78/cwt267.50–272.502,4594
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,39412
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3292340.00/cwt340.00–340.009932
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373441.83/cwt435.00–445.001,6483
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3429410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7596
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431438.34/cwt435.00–440.001,8893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464424.66/cwt415.00–427.501,9706
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510354.13/cwt350.00–357.501,8063
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521370.84/cwt361.00–375.001,93219
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9143
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565359.65/cwt350.00–365.002,03213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612311.65/cwt310.00–315.001,9073
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628332.38/cwt330.00–340.002,08729
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683291.09/cwt285.00–295.001,9885
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713281.40/cwt275.00–287.502,0067
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727312.04/cwt307.50–330.002,2697
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2761273.47/cwt267.00–277.502,0818
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2831238.76/cwt237.50–240.001,9844
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3877226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9825
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3504220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1095
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3940148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575176.87/cwt173.00–181.002,7864
Bulls——1,719187.39/cwt184.00–190.003,2214
Bulls——1,945196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,8121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938153.44/cwt151.00–158.001,4393
Cows—Lean 85-90%956133.75/cwt129.00–137.001,2795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009142.93/cwt140.00–146.001,4427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183143.90/cwt140.00–147.001,70212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243171.47/cwt168.00–174.002,1314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245160.90/cwt157.00–165.002,00332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271152.58/cwt148.00–156.001,93915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592153.86/cwt153.00–156.002,4495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600161.10/cwt159.00–166.002,57814
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,917.81/head2,625.00–3,550.002,9184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3570650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0512,663.65/head1,475.00–3,400.002,66410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0842,601.35/head1,800.00–3,300.002,6017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,119.88/head1,800.00–2,400.002,12015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2963,318.24/head2,200.00–4,400.003,31824
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4183,945.63/head3,275.00–4,500.003,9469
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4413,137.44/head3,075.00–3,300.003,1373
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920190.07/cwt182.00–195.001,7493

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.